UP to 17 centimetres of snow is set to fall on parts of Britain on Thursday, as communities across the country brace themselves for another onslaught of the white stuff, according to the latest weather charts.

An insightful weather chart has detailed how parts of the UK will be ankle-deep in snow on what is officially the final week of winter. According to WX Charts, parts of Scotland will experience the heaviest amount of snow. But some parts of the Midlands and Wales are also forecast to be turned white.

A man directs traffic in an area of Scotland hit heavily by snowfall (Image: GETTY)

A car stuck in heavy snow on a roadside in Scotland (Image: GETTY)

He warned “perhaps in one or two spots there will be patchy snow covering” in southern counties.

For Thursday, he forecast snow for places “north of the M4”.

He said: “North of the M4 the possibility of some temporary snowfall - not a great deal, doesn’t at the moment look to be widespread significant disruption.

“But yeah - the possibility of some snow, north London for example.”

Up to 17cm of snow is expected to fall on parts of Scotland on Thursday (Image: EXPRESS)

He added that the snowfall would ”clear away after lunchtime”.

The Met Office has warned of icy patches tonight into tomorrow morning, with yellow weather warnings in place throughout the night until 10am.

The warning, in place for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northwest England warns of “further wintry showers across the north of the UK”.

The warning reads: “Many areas will be affected by occasional showers of rain, hail, sleet and snow, with clear spells in between leading to frost and icy surfaces.

Scotland has seen heavy snowfall this month (Image: GETTY)

Trending

“Further snow accumulations of two to six cm are expected over parts of Scotland, mainly in the west at elevations above 200m. One to three cm may affect higher routes in Northern Ireland and northern England.”

The Met Office’s weather outlook from Wednesday to Friday this week adds: “Another cold day Wednesday with sunshine and blustery wintry showers, becoming confined to the north on Thursday and Friday.